Ryan, Clara Oakley (nee Graham) (1866 - 1945)

Born
in SA, 1866; died in WA, 1945.

One of ten children, to a postmaster, William H.
Graham (1842-1912), and his wife Emily (c.1840-1916). The
family settled at Kadina, 1869-1875, before moving to WA
where Clara's father became the telegraph station master
at Eyre's Patch. In 1889, Clara married Michael Ryan, post
and telegraph master at Ashburton, and they had seven
children. Clara's husband was the master of the post and
telegraph office at Israelite Bay, 1890-1895, and at Eucla,
1895-1907.